United Parcel Service Inc UPS

What the company does

United Parcel Service Inc is a large-cap company in the Industrials sector (Integrated Freight & Logistics), with a market value of $86.0B, based in the USA.

It employs about 460,000 people and has been listed since Nov 10, 1999.

United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery and logistics provider, offers transportation and delivery services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package.

Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 18.8 versus 29.6 for the median of the Industrials sector in our universe (24 companies) — relatively cheap.

Revenue is growing 8% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 12.1 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 113.69, 12% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 54% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • Net debt is 1.6× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
• • Quarterly report in 2 days (2026-10-27) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 3 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (14 vs 3).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (6.5% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 3.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLI -1.9%).

This week's news

• Earnings scorecard: 17 out of 20 industrial companies beat EPS estimates this week seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-24
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• 1 cash-producing stock worth investigating and 2 we turn down finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
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  1 cash-producing stock worth investigating and 2 we turn down While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn't always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning. Luckily for you, we built StockStory to… source ↗

• C.H. Robinson Gears Up for Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW is scheduled to release third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 28, before the market opens. The company exits the September-end quarter amid elevated truckload spot costs, pressure on contractual margins and a still-soft freight demand environment. Higher insurance-related expenses and… source ↗

• UPS automates 4 additional facilities ahead of peak shipping season finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  United Parcel Service has completed the conversion of four more conventional package sortation centers into automated facilities just in time for the busy holiday shipping season. New or enhanced automated facilities are now operating in Denver, St. Paul, Minnesota; Syracuse, New York; and Portland, Oregon, UPS (NYSE:… source ↗

• Exploring Analyst Estimates for UPS (UPS) Q3 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Analysts on Wall Street project that United Parcel Service (UPS) will announce quarterly earnings of $1.63 per share in its forthcoming report, representing a decline of 6.3% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $22.23 billion, increasing 3.8% from the same quarter last year. The consensus EPS estimate for… source ↗

• Delta Air Lines Shares Rose Even As Profit Fell finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
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  If you had put money into Delta Air Lines a year ago and simply left it alone, the outcome would look very different depending on which story you believed at the start. Holding Delta Air Lines over the past year would have returned 30.8%, including dividends. If the decision on 2025-10-21 hinged on flat capacity… source ↗

What changed since last week

• The price rose 3.7% since the last summary.